( genya would be delighted, if she were here — to have alia as a doll to dress up, whipping out a flurry of colors to examine alia's palette, an artist examining the best way to approach its canvas. genya isn't here, so alia gets ... not the next best thing, or even the third best thing: alina, whose knowledge on fashion is limited to practicality, grisha uniforms, and wearing whatever genya has thrown on her bed.
may the saints bless her for the amount of trust she's placing in her hands, alina thinks, only a smidge self-conscious. )
And you promise you'll wear it? I've seen what passes for clothing, for you. They look as protective as a bedsheet. In fact, I'm fairly sure I did see you wear a bedsheet as a dress, once.
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( genya would be delighted, if she were here — to have alia as a doll to dress up, whipping out a flurry of colors to examine alia's palette, an artist examining the best way to approach its canvas. genya isn't here, so alia gets ... not the next best thing, or even the third best thing: alina, whose knowledge on fashion is limited to practicality, grisha uniforms, and wearing whatever genya has thrown on her bed.
may the saints bless her for the amount of trust she's placing in her hands, alina thinks, only a smidge self-conscious. )
And you promise you'll wear it?
I've seen what passes for clothing, for you. They look as protective as a bedsheet.
In fact, I'm fairly sure I did see you wear a bedsheet as a dress, once.